Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Pak youth delegation to visit India on Tuesday

A 50-member Pakistani youth peace delegation will travel to India on Tuesday for a two-week visit to boost the bilateral peace process through people-to-people contacts. The visit has been......

Nepal quake triggered Sikkim flash floods? Scientists to find out

Scientists are exploring whether the strong earthquake that struck Nepal and the surrounding region on Tuesday is responsible for the south Lhonak lake outburst, which triggered a flash flood in......

Govt okays project to boost army communications in border areas

The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared an ambitious project under which a highly secure communication network will be set up for the Indian Army in strategically key forward locations,......

Indian e-retailers 'like' Facebook for biz expansion

With Facebook serving as an impulse-buying medium, Indian e-retailers are increasingly relying on the social networking site to introduce new products and services, and notch up high sales."Our......

India slips in global ICT usage ranking

Asia's largest emerging economies -- India and China -- have moved down on the Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2006-2007's "Networked Readiness Index". India was four positions down to......

Reliance Info, Pak telecom co sign MoU

Setting aside security concerns, state-run Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited has signed an MoU with India's telecom giant Reliance Infocomm to provide cable link between the two countries......

Bansal favours rail container movement between India, Pak

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Thursday favoured rail-based container movement between India and Pakistan to reduce transaction cost and ease road traffic. "Trade facilitation measure such......